Ignorant Rumor?

[clement]

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I read somewhere on SDN that a DO license can become an MD in CA? I grossly doubt there's any truth to it, but I would find it to be curious- were it to be true. Has anyone heard?

 

[DCDAWG]

I read somewhere on SDN that a DO license can become an MD in CA? I grossly doubt there's any truth to it, but I would find it to be curious- were it to be true. Has anyone heard?

No truth to it.

 

[JohnnyOU]

But CA is offering a discount on sex changes to the first 100 transexuals who call within the next ten minutes.

 

[HunterGatherer]

I read somewhere on SDN that a DO license can become an MD in CA? I grossly doubt there's any truth to it, but I would find it to be curious- were it to be true. Has anyone heard?

This happened decades ago but is not the case now.

 

[Krazykritter]

What you read is someone misunderstanding something they read at one point. In the late 1960's (1969, I think), California tried to absorb the osteopathic profession. They offered all DO's the opportunity to pay $35 and attend a weekend seminar to have their medical degree transferred to an MD. This, however, was only valid in CA & many DO's took them up on this offer.

You will probably learn about this should you attend a DO school where you will get a brief history of the profession (along w/ the idol worship of A.T. Still).

 

[mshheaddoc]

Krazy Kritter is right just to solidify the point.

California transformed the current osteopathic to allopathic. They offered all graduates MD degrees ... see here ... http://history.aoa-net.org/Osteopathy/timeline.htm

1962 A California public referendum prohibited the granting of new licenses to DOs in the state. The College of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, Los Angeles, was converted to an allopathic medical college. This institution, upon receipt of $65 per applicant, granted some 2,500 unearned MD degrees to DOs in that state, with the concurrence of the California Medical Association and the California Osteopathic Association. A new group, Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of California, was chartered by AOA for DOs who chose to retain their osteopathic degrees and identities. A long court fight was begun, which was resolved in 1974 when the California State Supreme Court ruled that licensing of DOs in that state must be resumed.

 

[JasonUD]

In the late 1960's (1969, I think), California tried to absorb the osteopathic profession. They offered all DO's the opportunity to pay $35 and attend a weekend seminar to have their medical degree transferred to an MD.

I had heard this too from the DO I shadowed last summer but I didn't hear that the offer is no longer valid. I told this to a few other people and they all had no idea what I was talking about. Its good to see that there was some truth behind this and it wasn't just a rumor.

 

[mj1878]

So sad... It's like REEEEAAAALLY wanting cereal and finding out the milk has turned into cottage cheese.

Maybe they'll change it in the future and we can all finally be rid of the dumb 'ol DO degree!

-(cue sarcastic grin)- 👍

 

[dr.z]

I read somewhere on SDN that a DO license can become an MD in CA? I grossly doubt there's any truth to it, but I would find it to be curious- were it to be true. Has anyone heard?

You should read The DOs by Gevitz.

 

[Taus]

somewhat random point....one of the most interesting parts about that whole CA ordeal was that it gave the DO's a lot of legal ground to claim that they should be considered equal to their MD counterparts....

 

[Dr JPH]

The ironic thing about this situation is that it backfired. The "new MDs" were treated poorly by those who actually earned an MD degree as well as the DOs they left behind.

 

[OSUdoc08]

I read somewhere on SDN that a DO license can become an MD in CA? I grossly doubt there's any truth to it, but I would find it to be curious- were it to be true. Has anyone heard?

Yes, as long as you attend and graduate from an MD school.

My question is: If you had a BA in English, would you go back to school to obtain a BS in English?

No, you would not.

 

[Packamylase]

You should read The DOs by Gevitz.

I have that book. Really looking forward to reading it!